My twin

Growing up in southern Austria I was a poor son of a farmer. Growing up poor isn't all bad I had the mountains and the meadows so lush and green flowers of all types where around. The little creek that flowed feeding our farm with water for our fields was just so beautiful I couldn't imagine living anywhere else. Mom and dad were tending the cabbage fields trying to find that pesky rabbit that's been terrorizing our cabbages. I must have been a good mile from home ditching my chores for morning to enjoy all the beauty that nature has to show me that morning. Off in the distance I could hear an engine roaring as a vehicle was going through the river. Thinking nothing of it I thought dad was just going to try and get that rabbit with the truck either running him over or just use the truck as a height advantage. So I was just laying about and looking at the clouds so puffy I thought how far are you going today I whispered to myself. Off in the distance I can hear yelling mom and dad dont fight never. I have yet to see a fight. Although my father was a very muscular man with his farmers dark skin and jet black hair he was kind loving understanding. My mother was always quiet and supportive. She was 5 feet tall and had the most beautiful brown hair I have ever seen her green eyes were like sapphires gleaming in the sun and her smile could light up the whole room. What startled me out of thinking of my mother was a gun shot. Then barking from harry my st. bernard he was only 9 months old. Then another shot rang out then I could hear loud whimpering I got up in a flash and darted towards home.

Then I heard a woman screaming it wasn't any woman it was my mother running at full speed towards home I can now hear machine guns going off then my father let out a horrific scream as they fired at him again. My dog was giving a death howl as he slowly died. Off in the distance I can see my mother slumped over my father's dead body then I see them German SS laughing at the sight of my mother crying. Then one of them grabbing her and pulling her into the house I dropped to my knees in the tall grass half crying and half confused at the sight that I had just witnessed. Three SS were waiting for their turn I was laying in the grass staring at my home hoping they would leave soon so I could check on my father and mother. It seemed like it was hours till they came out of the house but not all of them one was still inside they were huddled around the truck laughing and talking very loud. Oh what a slut she was trying to stop me but after a few minutes she started to moan. The first one had said. Then the second one said she didn't even put up a fight just laid there like a whore that she is. Then the third one chimed in saying he never had a jew girl before then they all started laughing again. Inside the house a shot rang out as the fourth one came out. As he came out he was adjusting his belt and laughing then yelled let's get out of here.

I waited for an hour after they left afraid that if I were to show myself they would pop out of nowhere and get me. I slowly approached the back of the barn and peeked around the corner and saw my father laying lifeless and still my dog was on top of him his nose was almost pressed up to my father's chin it looked like they were sleeping. I could tell they were dead it almost looked like my dog was protecting my father I didn't want to look anymore I turned my head up to sky and screamed and realized that my mother was still inside the house. I slowly approached the door it was open and peeked around they tore the house apart looking for valuables. Finding none the just destroyed everything from family photos to the little chair and desk in the corner of the room. I slowly made my way down the hallway to my parents room I made a quick peek and saw something on my parents bed I peeked and again this time slowly and saw my mother on the bed half naked I called out to her mom are you ok. Mama are you ok I can hear gurgling noises as I approached her back was towards me and I couldn't see her face. I rounded the bed to see her face I could see traces of tears in her eyes and a small hole in her forehead her eyes. Her eyes were still open mama I cried are you ok as I touched her shoulder air escaped from her lungs lungs and another gurgling sound came out. I covered her with the blanket on the bed and fell asleep holding her hand.